Title
Merkle, Ralph interview
Catalog Number
102743048
Type
Document
Description
Cryptography pioneer Ralph Merkle discusses his early work at UC Berkeley and how this lead to a unique method of key exchange—the primary requirement for sending secure communications over an insecure channel and a key feature of all Internet commerce today. Merkle’s work is placed in the context of the work as extended by Martin Hellman and Whitfield Diffie of Stanford University. Merkle concludes by examining some advanced technologies for the future.
Date
2011-03-11
Contributor
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Merkle, Ralph, Interviewee
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Plutte, Jon, Interviewer
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Richardson, David, Cameraperson
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Publisher
Computer History Museum
Place of Publication
Mountain View, California
Extent
10 p.
Copyright Holder
Computer History Museum
Category
Transcription
Subject
Merkle, Ralph; Fellow Award Honoree; public-key; Diffie, Whitfield; Hellman, Martin; National Security Agency (NSA); DES (Digital Encryption Standard); Stanford University; UC Berkeley; RSA; privacy; encryption; Merkle's puzzles; CIA; communications
Collection Title
Oral history collection
Credit
Computer History Museum
